BILL TITLE: Cost Sharing for the Endangered Fish
Recovery Implementation Programs for
the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins

BILL PURPOSE: (1) Authorizes combined Federal and
non-Federal expenditures, not to
exceed $100 million during FY's 2001-2007, for capital projects for the endangered fish
recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basins in
the States of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico; (2) Authorizes appropriations of
$46 million for the Federal share of those projects and requires the other $54 million to be
contributed by non-Federal entities; and (3) Authorizes the use of $60 million in Federal power
revenues for operational funding for the programs.

OMB ESTIMATE: P.L. 106-392 provides for
the use of two funding sources for program
activities which include borrowing from the state of Colorado, and the use of proceeds from
electricity sales.

(Fiscal years; in millions of
dollars)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Net costs...............

0

8

8

10

9

8

CBO ESTIMATE:

(Fiscal years; in millions of dollars)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Net costs...............

0

8

8

10

9

9

EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OMB AND CBO ESTIMATES:

The difference in FY 2005 between OMB and CBO's PAYGO estimates is the result of
different assumptions about the rate of inflation.

NOTE: The cumulative effect of direct spending
and revenue legislation enacted to date is currently
estimated to result in an end-of-session sequester. The Administration looks forward to working with
the Congress to ensure that an unintended sequester does not occur.